TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: REGIONAL TRAINING OF TRAINERS ON BIOENERGY

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Published On - March 3, 2021

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REGIONAL TRAINING OF TRAINERS ON BIOENERGY (BIODIGESTER AND BIOGAS PRODUCTION) FOR ECOWAS ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES (NIGERIA, GHANA, LIBERIA, SIERRA LEONE, THE GAMBIA) + GUINEA BISSAU AND CABO VERDE

SONGHAI CENTER, PORTO NOVO, BENIN (March 29, 2021 – April 9, 2021)

The Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation (LuxDev) in Praia, Cabo Verde and the Centre for Renewable Energy and Industrial Maintenance of Cabo Verde (CERMI), in partnership with ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), Cabo Verde Competence Center (3C) and Songhai Center, Porto Novo, Benin, are pleased to announce a Training of Trainers on Bioenergy (Biodigester and Biogas Production), under the Project “Strengthening the Regional Position of CERMI” funded by the European Union and implemented by LuxDev and the CERMI.

The Training of Trainers on Bioenergy (Biodigester and Biogas Production) will be held at SONGHAI Center, Porto Novo, Benin, from the March 29 to April 9 2021.

The two-week training will be delivered, in English, by internationally recognized specialists, covering both theoretical concepts and practical aspects the technology.

Candidates must be trainers from English speaking ECOWAS countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia) + Guinea Bissau and Cabo Verde Training Institutions, with teaching experience on bioenergy, or experts interested in becoming trainers in the field.

The selection of candidates will be made based on predefined criteria, to ensure the expected quality of the training and the necessary balance between countries. Women’s applications are strongly encouraged. Candidates coming from the target countries training institutions are required to apply to the referred Training of Trainers on Bioenergy, by filling in /completing the attached survey and uploading their Curriculum Vitae. The on-line application is opened until the 10th March 2021: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TOT_Bio_ENG

LuxDev will cover the following costs of the selected participants:

  • An economy class, round-trip ticket;
  • Transfer Cotonou – Porto Novo (Benin);
  • Accommodation and full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner);
  • Reimbursement of costs related to covid-19 tests required at airports.

Selected candidates will be contacted by March 15, 2021.